What's For Dinner Mom?!?!

Jack has been having more and more table food lately. Some has been a hit...and some has not...

Last night was beef in beef gravy (Gerber puree) with mashed potatoes and peas. As you can see...he likes to check out his meal...sniff, touch, play, throw-he used all his senses to explore it.

The mashed potatoes were a bit too mushy for him so...he would take a bite, reach back in, and of course wipe his eyes and nose...which results in the picture above.

Here he was after we finally gave up once he started taking it out his mouth and throwing it across the kitchen. Here I thought he just didn't like the mashed potatoes...turns out he didn't like the peas either and had been hiding them in his bib so that we thought he ate them.

"Enough with the picture, clean me up, and just give me a bottle. Can't a boy eat in peace?!?"

Tonight's dinner went much better. Vegetables in beef (Gerber puree) and Annie's Organic White Cheddar Macoroni and Cheese...just like the big kids eat...shells and all.

Much cleaner and he actually enjoyed it. I had it too with my roast...even though I had some on my plate Jack would eat a shell then feed me one...he is so good at sharing!

"Yea Mom...much better than the mashed potatoes!"

He finally learned how to clap and has been good at giving us positive reinforcement when we do things he likes. Now on to walking...